Recently (beginning after I was almost out of oil and put in 5 bottles), everytime I start my car a plume of light smoke comes out of the exhaust of my 04 sti. The only mod I have is a bov ( a fully recirculating one) What could it be? I've also noticed since, that my gas mileage has gone down slightly.
I assume this is blue smoke, not white smoke? How many miles? under warranty? Compression test might be a good idea?
Yeah, it's definately not white smoke, more of a blue I guess. Yes, the car is under warranty. 2004 with 36,xxx miles.
i would recommend throwing the stock bov back on and take it to the dealer. I've heard there's been issues with the #2 cylinder with the 2.5.... However, I could be totally wrong on the #2 cylinder, there's a # of things that could be wrong including oil lines to the turbo, etc... i would say poke around, but if it's under warranty have SOA deal with it. do not take it to the dealer with an aftermarket bov of any kind. good luck!!!!
No, unless you read the dip stick wrong and put a few extra quarts in by mistake. But you had the smoke before you even added oil, if I'm not mistaken.
No, the dipstick was below the E line :hsugh: , and IIRC it can take around 5.5 quarts of oil, so I threw in 5 quarts. I did not have the smoke before I added the oil to my knowledge. The adding of the oil is the only thing I can think of that I have done recently. Meaning I havent dragged or pushed the car or anything recently.
Ummmmmm, I could be wrong, but doesn't the "low mark" on most dipsticks represent "add 1 quart"? I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean "Empty"! So how high up on the dipstick did the oil reach AFTER you'd added 5 more quarts??
^^^^ Thats my question. Usually the low line is add 1 quart, and *MAYBE* go as far as adding 2 quarts if it doesn't read on the dipstick at all. You should always only add 1 quart at a time and take a new dipstick reading. My quesss is that it is WAY over full and you are getting some oil past the rings and such. That is a very dangerous condition also. Russ
If you add too much oil it will be blowing past your valve seals and oil seals. Not to mention air-ating a whole lot. If it didn't smoke before you added oil, I'd say you added WAY too much. How did you look loose 5 qts of oil anyway? A car with that many miles shouldn't be using any. It your loosing 5 qts between changes, your either leaking a hellish amount, or burning it. And you would notice both. Between parking and driving you would somewhere along the way notice 5 qts of oil. Also if you check your engine when it is hot, you get a false reading.
I agree it sounds like maybe too much oil added. I would start checking your oil a little more regularly. I just do mine evertime I get gas or if i'm spending a little time cleaning up the car.
So, what you're saying is that I need to either let out some oil or find one of those oil pumps?:laugh:
well, to much oil can cuase all your seals to go bad (thus lotsa smoke). as far as i have heard it better to run low on oil then with too much.
extractor? are you that cheap? no, just get your oil changed again!, its probably already shot anyways from all the foaming that it was doing when wrapping around the crank under any RPM.
I WAS going to do my oil change......hehehehe if you just changed your oil, then have Jiffylube do a "1 or 2-count" on draining some oil. OR simply do your own oil change like most of us do.
You added 5 quarts??!!!!?!?!?!!?!?!?!? Most subaru's take 4.6 quarts. I'll agree with everyone else that you are probably way overfull. Just drain a bit and top it off to the correct level. Sounds to me a thorough review of the owners manual is in order.
